On 10 October 2025 the ENCJ received a request for support from the President of Sodni svet (Council for the Judiciary of Slovenia) regarding the amendments to the legal acts related to the judiciary, including Act on the Judicial Council. The President noted that during the deliberation of the legislative proposals in the Parliament, legislative changes affecting the work of the Council were proposed without proper prior consultation. The proposition included possible limitations on the decisions of the Council for the Judiciary on selection of candidates.

The ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement addressing the current challenges facing by the judiciary in Romania. The statement identifies three primary concerns: hostile media coverage, lack of meaningful consultation, and instability of magistrates’ status.

The ENCJ Newsletter for the 2nd quarter of 2025 is now available!

Please take a look at the latest news from the ENCJ, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Venice Commission and the United Nations, as well as developments in Denmark, Finland and Slovenia. 

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The ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement addressing two pressing concerns related to the situation of the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Firstly, the recent legislation in Republika Srpska (RS) that challenges the authority of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) and threatens judges, prosecutors and members of the Council from RS with criminal sanctions.

The ENCJ Newsletter for the 1st quarter of 2025 is now available!

Please take a look at the latest developments regarding the judiciary in Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.

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On 21 February 2025, the ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement on the outcomes of the meetings in January 2025 with the Council for the Judiciary of Hungary (OBT), the National Judicial Office (OBH), the Minister of Justice and the representatives of the judicial associations MABIE and Res Judicata.

The ENCJ Executive Board notes that the independence of the judiciary in Hungary currently faces serious challenges.

The European Commission invited the ENCJ to contribute to the European Commission Rule of Law report 2025.

On 31 January 2025, the delegation of the ENCJ Executive Board will visit Hungary. The document attached provides information on the objectives of this visit and the meetings planned.